I was going city centre to city centre. If I lived near the airport I’d probably have taken the plane instead. Being on the train is just a lot more relaxed in

I was going city centre to city centre. If I lived near the airport I’d probably have taken the plane instead. Being on the train is just a lot more relaxed in my experience. It’s much quieter and there are far fewer changes to make. Having to be there an hour or more early now obviously makes things less convenient on the train than it was for me when I lived in London 15 years ago. I got there half an hour early and it took less than 10 minutes to get through security and passport security. Last time I flew into Heathrow it took me 40 minutes to get from the plane to Heathrow underground station with no checked bags and no queue at passport control. It’s probably not as bad flying on a larger plane from London where you get a gate but I’ve spent well over 30 minutes taxiing and waiting for the bus to meet the plane at Schiphol which was about as long as my flight from Norwich.